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Holdings: 35mm slide: 14972
Date of Photo: 1973
World Region: North America
Region: Great Lakes Region
Country: United States
State/Province: New York
Period: AD 1200 - 1400
Culture: Seneca
Description: Prehistoric Burial of a Man and Dog: A young adult tightly flexed on the left side, with hands clasped just below the chin and ten triangular flint arrow points at the feet. The skeleton heads to the east and faces the south. Before the face, lying up against the south wall of the grave is the skeleton of a dog. Approximate age is from 1200 to 1400.
Image Categories: Feature: Burial/cremation(s); Human Remains: Burial/Cremation(s)- in situ
Source Type Detail: Vendor: Culture Primitive, Inc.

Collection: UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Record: 21226
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-21226/restricted

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Full citation: "Prehistoric Burial of a Man and Dog: A young adult tightly flexed on the left side, with hands clasped just below the chin and ten triangular flint arrow points at the feet. The skeleton heads to the east and faces the south. Before the face, lying up against the south wall of the grave is the skeleton of a dog. Approximate age is from 1200 to 1400.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-21226/restricted. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 18, 2024.